Sanitary apparatus

ABSTRACT

Sanitary apparatus combining the functions of a water closet and bidet is disclosed. The apparatus of the invention can be incorporated into an entirely new construction or may comprise an additional component for an existing W.C. bowl. The invention utilises a single nozzle, rotatable in a vertical plane to direct water upwards to act as a bidet or generally downwards to act as a flushing device for a conventional water closet. The apparatus may be included in a novel seat construction entirely separate from the bowl and utilise modified seat mounting means to deliver water thereto. A recess is formed either in the bowl or seat to house the nozzle when not in use and protect it from pollution.

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3,925,826 Dec. 16, 1975 1 SANITARY APPARATUS v FOREIGN PATENTS ORAPPLICATIONS lnventors: Robert Huyot; Antje S. Huyot, both 209,2652/1908 Germany 4/7 of 25 rue Laugier, 75017 Paris, France PrimaryExaminer-John W. Huckert Assistant Examiner-Stuart S. Levy [22] Filed:May 24, 1973 Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Haseltine, Lake & Waters [21]Appl. No.: 363,734

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alre'adykno wn, some of which are designed for this purpose, whileothers are formed by attaching, to the bowl of a conventional watercloset of the English type, means for performin the bidet function.

However, none of these apparatus ensures, when used as a bidet, apossibility of controlling the direction of the flush, which must beappropriate for the nature of the ablutions which the user desires toperform, or complete protection of the flush nozzle against soiling orpollution when it is used as a water closet.

, SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:

The present invention aims to make it possible to combine 'thefunctionsof a water closet and bidet in a single'unit'and can, if so desiredutilise a singleflushing unitto perform both functions. I

'The' invention provides sanitary apparatus comprising a bowl having aplane of symmetry, a flush nozzle mounted on' the apparatus to bemovable within the plane. between an unoperative position and aplurality of operative positions, means for'rotating the nozzle about anaxisperpendicular to the plane and means for retracting the" nozzle toits inoperativeposition in an element of the apparatus, meansbeing'pro'vided for connecting the nozzle with a water supply andconnecting the bowl to a waste 'water outlet. By virtue of themovementof thenoz'zle the jet of water issuingtherefrom may be directedin almost any"direction' within the plane subject to the configurationof the nozzle and the limits of rotational movement defined by theapparatus.

The nozzle mayalso be mounted for rotation about an ax'islin the planeof symmetr'y, to enhance the flushing processl 1 In preferredembodiments the apparatus includes a mov'able'seat, supported onthebowl, theseat providing the element of the apparatus for housing thenozzle in its unope'rative position. It can'be entirely contained in theseat'if desired. Especially preferred is' the embodiment wherein thenozzle is pivotally mounted on a part of the seat, whether the seat hasa corresponding recess ornot. In this way the mounting assembly for theseat may comprise the water inlet means tothe nozzle;

The water inlet means is usually'provided with one or more non-retumvalves for preventing'flow of polluted water to the supply system;

By incorporating' the system of the invention in a seat 2 abovean'exi'sting water closet may be converted to perform the doublefunction of a water closet and a bidet, for which it was not originallydesigned. In'tliis case, the flush nozzle is pivotally mounted on awater "closet which is provided with means for mounting the seat on awater closet bowl and the ducts for the supply to'the flush nozzle canthen extend through the holes originally provided in the bowl for thepassag e o f bolts for In" the aforesaid embodiments, the flush nozzleis adapted to be manually oriented by the user jby means of an operatinglever to which it is connected, but it can also be protected, when theapparatus is used as a water closet,'by a flap which masks the seatingrecess of the bowl, or of the seat, in which it is contained.

controlling the flow of hot and cold water to the nozzle and the pipe'sfor the connection of the valves to the nozzle are entirely contained inthe seat.

In .this. embodiment,.when theflush nozzle is in the inoperativeposition, 'its upper face can close off at least partially the segitingrecess of the nozzle in the seat, and is flush with the surfaceoftheseat. The closing of the seating recess of the flush nozzle is thuseffected by the latter itself. In order to permit access to the flushnozzle for manipulating it, a free space is left between its end and theseat. A I 1 Thus, when the flush jet is in the inoperative position, theappearan'cefof the apparatus is very similar to that of a conventionalwater closet.

;-' A water closet not designedto function as a bidet can be convertedin the manne'r described, for double function by simplyreplacing theseat with one constructed in accordance with the invention andconnecting it to the cold and/er hot water supplies. In this case, thesupply valves can be fixed by means of holes which were originallypresentifor the passage of the bolts for fixing the conventional seat.,It is advantageous to also provide a compressible packing washer aroundthe outlet of each valve, between a wall of the valve forming oneabutment, and a corresponding wall of the seat. The packings not onlyensure fluid-tightness of the connection between the valve and the pipeleading tothe flush nozzle, but also permit fitting of standard seats tobowls in which the seat-fixing holes are differently spaced.

In preferred embodiments, the flush. nozzle is enclosed, when in theinoperative position, in a recess in the seat which entirely isolatedfrom the face by which the seat' bears on the bowl. The flush nozzle isthus protected against any pollution when the apparatus is employed as awater closet.

.The flush nozzle is where the apparatus of the inventionis incorporatedin the seat normally pivotally connected on the one hand to a fixingmember fast with the seat and on .the other hand to that end of the pipewhich is contained in the seat and situated coaxially with the fixingmember... By appropriate locking of the said fixing member, the. flushjet can be maintained by friction in a fan of operative positions.

The'invention will be more readily understood from the followingdetailed description and by reference to the accompanying drawings,which illustrate asnonlimiting examples'a number of embodiments of themvention. l 1 i BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a fragmentaryview from above of a first em"- bodime'nt of the sanitaryapparatusaccording to the invention, FIG. 2 is'a si'de view, in sectionalong the line IIII, of the apparatus of FIG. l,

FIG. 3 is a side view, in section along the line Ill-III, ofthe'apparatus of FIG: l,

FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic side view, in axial section, of a second formof the sanitary apparatus according to the invention, FIG. 5 is adiagrammatic side view of a variant of the forms of construction ofFIGS. 1 to 4,

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary view from above of a sanitary apparatusaccording to a third embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The sanitary apparatus according tothe first embodiment of the invention, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3,is in fact a modified water closet adapted also to perform the functionof a bidet.

This apparatus comprises essentially a water closet bowl 23 of theEnglish type, from which the seat-cover assembly has been removed andreplaced by a special seat-cover assembly 24-25 carrying an orientableflush nozzle 26.

The seat-cover assembly 24-25 is pivotally mounted on the bowl 23 by afixing and feeding assembly bearing on the bowl 23 through the existingpassages of the latter, through which passages the original seat-coverassembly, previously removed, was fixed. The fixing and feeding assemblycomprises two valves 27a-27b, the inlets of which are connectedrespectively to a cold water supply system and a hot water supply systemby pipes 28a-28b (partly shown), the outlets of which are connected by aT-shaped manifold 30, to which the seat 24 and the cover are pivotallyconnected.

The valves 27a-27b extend through the passages provided in the bowl 23and are fixed to the latter. The seat 24 and the cover 25 are pivotallyconnected to the manifold 30 by straps 31-32. The nozzle 26 is connectedto the manifold 30 by a pipe 33 through a nonreturn valve 34 and anadjustment strap 35.

The nozzle 26 is pivotally mounted at 36 below the seat 24 and is fastwith an operating lever 37, by which the user can control thedisplacements of the nozzle between an inoperative upper position a(shown in solid lines in FIG. 2) and operative positions b and c (two ofwhich are shown in dash-dotted lines in FIG. 2), to which positionsthere correspond respectively the positions a, b and c of the lever 37.

In order to avoid inconveniencing of the user when the apparatus is usedas a water closet, the seating recess 38 for the seat 24 permittingdisplacements of the lever 37 is adapted to be closed off by a hingedflap 39 having an end hinge (FIG. 2) or a side hinge.

In addition, the nozzle 26, when in its inoperative position a, ispartially contained in a recess 40 provided below the seat 24 andprotected in the said recess 40 by a flap 41 supported by the nozzle.

In order to ensure that the lever 26 is maintained in its inoperativeupper position as long as the lever 37 is not moved by the user, thefree forward edge 43 of the flap 41 and the opposite part supportrespectively the complementary elements of a permanent-magnet closureunit (partially shown at 42). In addition, fluidtightness of the jointbetween the flap 41 and the seat 24 is ensured by a rubber or likepacking provided on the flap 41.

It is obvious that there has'been retained on the bowl originallydesigned for use only as a water closet the means for connecting thesaid bowl on the one hand to a water supply system through a spout offlushing system (represented by the pipes 44 and the lever 45), on theone hand to a waste-water discharge duct (not shown) through which thebowl 23 is emptied, whether the latter has been used as a water closetor as a bidet.

For the use of the apparatus according to FIGS. 1 to 3 as a bidet, theuser proceeds successively with the following steps aftcr sitting on theseat 24:

freeing the recess 38 by pivotting-the flap 39, pivoting the nozzle 26to its upper position a (HG. 2) opening the hot water and cold .watersupplies and adjusting the rate of flow and the temperature of the waterdistributed by the nozzle 26 by actuation of the valves 27,

adjustment of the nozzle 26 to the desiredposition by actuating thelever 37 in accordance withthe nature of the ablutions,

afterablutions,-release of the lever.37, bringing the nozzle 26 into theoperative lowerposition 0 (FIG.

stopping of the supply of hot and cold waterto the nozzle by closing thevalves 27,

return of the nozzle 26 to its inoperative upper position a (FIG. 2) andleaving the nozzle in this position,

closing of the recess 38 by pivotting theflap 39.

The sanitary apparatus according to the second embodiment of theinvention, as illustrated in FIG. 4, is so designed as to be able toperform the function both of a water closet and of a bidet.

In fact, the sanitary apparatus illustrated in FIG. 4 is identical inrespect of the flush nozzle, the means for operating it and itsprotection when in the inoperative position, to that of FIGS. 1 to 3,from which it differs only in that the flush nozzle is pivotally mountedon an appropriate bowl (FIG. 4) instead of on the seat (FIGS. 1 to 3).

The sanitary apparatus according to FIG. 4 comprises a bowl 51, a seat52 hingedly connected thereto at 53, and an orientable flush nozzle 54pivotally connected at 55 to an extension 56 of the bowl 51. Theextension is such that, in its position of non-use, the flush nozzle 54is entirely situated above the level of the upper edge of the bowl 51,so that it is out of contact with the water of the bowl, even when itoverflows from a bowl whose outlet is obstructed.

As in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 3., the flush nozzle 54 of theapparatus of FIG. 4 is connected by a pipe diagrammatically shown at 57to cold water and hot water supply systems the pipe 57 being providedwith a non-return valve 58.

Likewise, the flush nozzle is operated through the seat 52 by means of alever 59 and is fast with a cover 60, which ensures that it is protectedin the seat when in the inoperative position.

The sanitary apparatus according to a third embodiment as illustrated inFIG. 6 comprises a bowl 102 and a seat 104 hingedly connected to afixing and supply assembly comprising two valves 106 and 108 connectedrespectively to hot water and cold water supply systems. Connectingpipes 110, 112, 114 entirely contained in the seat 104 connect thevalves 106 and 108 to the nozzle 116, which is entirely contained in theseat 104 when in the inoperative position as illustrated in FIG. 6.

There is shown in section in FIG. 7 the mounting of a valve 106 on thebowl 102 and the pivotal connection of the seat 104 to the outlet 118 ofthe valve, which outlet is connected to the pipe 110. A compressibleseal 120 ensures fluid-tightness around the outlet '118 of the valve106, between the wall 122 of the valve and the wall 124 of the seat 104.The water supply takes place at 126.

The flush nozzle 116 is pivotally connected on the one .hand to a fixingmember fast with the seat, forexample a pointed screw 128 (FIG- andonthe other hand ,to the end of the pipe 114, which end. iscoaxial withthe pointed screw 128. A compressible packing 130 ensuresfluid-tightnessof the connection. of the pipe 114 to the duct 132 of thenozzle 116 and thefrictional rotation of the nozzle 116 on theseat,while a deformable element 134 fast with the seatprotects the lower partof the nozzle. v Q p pipes 110, 112, 114 may be assembled with the seatfrom the outset, and likewise the duct 132 with the nozzle116. P

In FIG. 9, the nozzle 116 shown in solid'lin'es in the inoperativeposition. In this position, the upper face 136 of the nozzle 116 islevel with'the surface 138 of the seat 104, and its lower portionrestson the base 140 of the recess in the seat 104, serving as'a beddingtherefor. Access to the nozzle is facilitated'by' afree space 142provided for the passage of a fingei' ti'pbetween the end of the nozzleand the wall of the recess in the seat. In addition, the end of thenozzle could be formed with a slot 144 to facilitate its manipulation,'as also means for fixing a cannula 145 for internal ablutions.

There may also be provided means which permit feeding of the nozzle onlywhen it occupies an operative position. A simple construction of suchmeans consists of a cock whose body is formed by the end of the pipe 114and whose casing is formed by the end of the duct 132. Likewise, theconnection of the pipes for the admission of hot water and cold water tothe bathroom system may be very simply effected by means of needlevalves.

The invention is not limited to the embodiments described andillustrated, and modifications may be made therein, in accordance withthe envisaged applications, without departing from the scope of theinvention. More particularly, the sanitary apparatus according to theinvention may comprise means which permit feeding of the nozzle onlywhen the user is already sitting on the seat. These means may comprisenotably a valve controlling the general supply of the nozzle (hot waterand cold water), means for so mounting the seat that it can be tipped inrelation to the bowl, and means for the selective control of the valvein accordance with the position of the seat in relation to the bowl, asdiagrammatically illustrated in FIG. 5, in which a stop valve 46, inwhich the sliding valve member 48 is resiliently returned, is fixed tothe bowl 49. The said stop valve 47 controls the general supply to thenozzle (not shown).

The tilting seat hinged to the bowl 49 is maintained slightly raised inthe inoperative position (unbroken lines) by the sliding valve member 48of the valve 47. Under the weight of a user, the seat 50 moves into theposition of use (dash-dotted lines) and thus opens the valve 47.

We claim:

1. Sanitary apparatus comprising a bowl, a flush nozzle mounted on theapparatus, means for pivoting said nozzle within a vertical planebetween an inoperative position and a plurality of operative positions,means mounted on the-bowl, the mounting assembly therefor including themeans for feeding the :flush nozzle, said mounting assembly includingpipes connecting the noz zle to the inlet meansand conduitsiforsupplying water to'thenozzle being entirely contained in theseat, arecess formed inthe seat which is entirely isolated from thesurfacewhichsupportsthe seat on the-bowl, and said nozzlein the inoperativepositionthereof being positioned within said recess so as: to be fully enclosedthereby. I

v2.;z tpparatus as.claimed in claim 1, said mountinglas semblycomprisingwater supply conduits, twofinlet valves mounted onsaidconduits, said conduits extending inwardlyfiom said two inletvalves, said valves each having a passage therein communicating with theoutlets from the, conduits for delivering water tothe i102- zle, and aresilient packing washer being located on the conduits between theseatand eachv said respective valve; 3..Apparatus as claimed in claim 2,said nozzle being pivotally supportedbetween-a fixed member formed inthe seat and the outlet end of the; conduit contained in the seat forsupplying water to the nozzleand extending coaxially with the. membjermv 4. Apparatus-gas claimed in claim i'th e upper faceiof the flushnozzlein its inoperative position at least partially closing the recessin the seat in which it rests and being level with the surface of theseat. I

5. Apparatus as claimed in claim 4, including a space between the end ofthe flush nozzle and the seat in the inoperative position of said nozzleaffording access to the nozzle. 7

6. Sanitary apparatus comprising a-bowl, a flush nozzle mounted on theapparatus, means for pivoting said nozzle within a vertical planebetween an inoperative position and a plurality of operative positions,means for rotating the nozzle about an axis perpendicular to saidvertical plane and means for retracting the nozzle to its inoperativeposition, means for connecting the nozzle with a water supply andconnecting the bowl to a waste water outlet; a movable seat supported bythe bowl, said flush nozzle being located below the seat, an operatinglever for said nozzle extending through the seat to be manuallyaccessible from above the seat; said seat including a recess in itsupper surface, which recess entirely contains the operating lever whenthe flush nozzle is in its inoperative position, and a manually operablecover for closing said recess when the lever is in the inoperativeposition of said nozzle.

7. Apparatus as claimed in claim 6 including means for connecting theflush nozzle to both a cold and a hot water supply, and means forselectively controlling said supply of hot and cold water.

8. Apparatus as claimed in claim 7, including at least one non-returnvalve situated between the flush nozzle and the valves controlling thesupply of hot and cold water.

9. Sanitary apparatus comprising a bowl having a rim, a lowerable seatmovably supported on said bowl, a mounting assembly pivotably supportingsaid seat on said apparatus, said bowl rim having an extension, throughpassages formed in said extension, two inlet conduits verticallyprojecting through said passages, screw mounting means for said seat insaid passages, said conduits being connected at their lower ends tosources of hot and cold water respectively, valves at the upper endsthereof for controlling flow of water therethrough, a transverselyextending, horizontal pipe rotatably mounting said seat and connectingthe inlet water conduits in said passages to a conduit within said pipe,a flush nozzle, said conduit, within said pipe leading to said flushnozzle, further conduits extending inwardly and coaxially from thevalves into said pivotal mounting of said water closet seat, sealingwashers being provided between the valves and the mounting, passageswithin the seat extending from said conduit within said pipe to saidnozzle, said nozzle being pivotally mounted in the seat to direct waterflowing therefrom in any of a plurality of directions, and a recessbeing provided in the seat for receiving and protecting the nozzle so asto be fully housed in said recess in the inoperative condition of thenoule.

l0. Sanitary apparatus comprising a bowl including a lowerable seatsupported by said bowl, a flush nozzle mounted on the apparatus,manually operable lever means for moving said nozzle between aninoperative position and a plurality of operative positions along avertical plane, means for manipulating said lever means from above saidseat and for retracting said lever means below the upper surface of saidseat and being manipulable from above said seat, means for rotating thenozzle about an axis perpendicular to said vertical plane; said nozzlebeing retractable to its inoperative position 8 below the upper surfaceof said seat on said bowl and being housed wholly within said seat inthe inoperative position of the nozzle and means being provided forconnecting the nozzle with a water supply and connecting the bowl to awaste water outlet.

11. Apparatus as claimed in claim 10, said flush nozzle being supportedby said lowerable seat so as to be pivotable relative thereto.

12. Apparatus as claimed in claim 10, comprising means for selectivelypermitting or preventing supply of water to the nozzle in response tothe presence of the weight of a user on the seat of the apparatus.

13. Apparatus as claimed in claim 12, said means including a controlvalve for the supply to the flush nozzle, the valve including anoperating member extending resiliently therefrom to maintain a seat apredetermined distance from the bowl, the valve being operable inresponse to pressure applied to the seat by a user to move .the memberthereby reducing the predetermined distance.

14. Apparatus as claimed in claim 10, comprising means for fitting acannula to the outlet end of the flush nozzle.

1. Sanitary apparatus comprising a bowl, a flush nozzle mounted on theapparatus, means for pivoting said nozzle within a vertical planebetween an inoperative position and a plurality of operative positions,means for rotating the nozzle about an axis perpendicular to saidvertical plane and means for retracting the nozzle to its inoperativeposition, means for connecting the nozzle with a water supply andconnecting the bowl to a waste water outlet, a movable seat supported bythe bowl, the flush nozzle being supported by the seat and pivotallyconnected thereto, said seat being movably mounted on the bowl, themounting assembly therefor including the means for feeding the flushnozzle, said mounting assembly including pipes connecting the nozzle tothe inlet means and conduits for supplying water to the nozzle beingentirely contained in the seat, a recess formed in the seat which isentirely isolated from the surface which supports the seat on the bowl,and said nozzle in the inoperative position thereof being positionedwithin said recess so as to be fully enclosed thereby.
 2. Apparatus asclaimed in claim 1, said mounting assembly comprising water supplyconduits, two inlet valves mounted on said conduits, said conduitsextending inwardly from said two inlet valves, said valves each having apassage therein communicating with the outlets from the conduits fordelivering water to the nozzle, and a resilient packing washer beinglocated on the conduits between the seat and each said respective valve.3. Apparatus as claimed in claim 2, said nozzle being pivotallysupported between a fixed member formed in the seat and the outlet endof the conduit contained in the seat for supplying water to the nozzleand extending coaxially with the member.
 4. Apparatus as claimed inclaim 2, the upper face of the flush nozzle in its inoperative positionat least partially closing the recess in the seat in which it rests andbeing level with the surface of the seat.
 5. Apparatus as claimed inclaim 4, including a space between the end of the flush nozzle and theseat in the inoperative position of said nozzle affording access to thenozzle.
 6. Sanitary apparatus comprising a bowl, a flush nozzle mountedon the apparatus, means for pivoting said nozzle within a vertical planebetween an inoperative position and a plurality of operative positions,means for rotating the nozzle about an axis perpendicular to saidvertical plane and means for retracting the nozzle to its inoperativeposition, means for connecting the nozzle with a water supply andconnecting the bowl to a waste water outlet; a movable seat supported bythe bowl, said flush nozzle being located below the seat, an operatinglever for said nozzle extending through the seat to be manuallyaccessible from above the seat; said seat including a recess in itsupper surface, which recess entirely contains the operating lever whenthe flush nozzle is in its inoperative position, and a manually operablecover for closing said recess when the lever is in the inoperativeposition of said nozzle.
 7. Apparatus as claimed in claim 6 includingmeans for connecting the flush nozzle to both a cold and a hot watersupply, and means for selectively controlling said supply of hot andcold water.
 8. Apparatus as claimed in claim 7, including at least onenon-return valve situated between the flush nozzle and the valvescontrolling the supply of hot and cold water.
 9. Sanitary apparatuscomprising a bowl having a rim, a lowerable seat movably supported onsaid bowl, a mounting assembly pivotably supporting said seat on saidapparatus, said bowl rim having an extension, through passages formed insaid extension, two inlet conduits vertically projecting through saidpassages, screw mounting means for said seat in said passages, saidconduits being connected at their lower ends to sources of hot and coldwater respectively, valves at the upper ends thereof for controllingflow of water therethrough, a transversely extending, horizontal piperotatably mounting said seat and connecting the inlet water conduits insaid passages to a conduit within said pipe, a flush nozzle, saidconduit, within said pipe leading to said flush nozzle, further conduitsextending inwardly and coaxially from the valves into said pivotalmounting of said water closet seat, sealing washers being providedbetween the valves and the mounting, passages within the seat extendingfrom said conduit within said pipe to said nozzle, said nozzle beingpivotally mounted in the seat to direct water flowing therefrom in anyof a plurality of directions, and a recess being provided in the seatfor receiving and protecting the nozzle so as to be fully housed in saidrecess in the inoperative condition of the nozzle.
 10. Sanitaryapparatus comprising a bowl including a lowerable seat supported by saidbowl, a flush nozzle mounted on the apparatus, manually operable levermeans for moving said nozzle between an inoperative position and aplurality of operative positions along a vertical plane, means formanipulating said lever means from above said seat and for retractingsaid lever means below the upper surface of said seat and beingmanipulable from above said seat, means for rotating the nozzle about anaxis perpendicular to said vertical plane; said nozzle being retractableto its inoperative position below the upper surface of said seat on saidbowl and being housed wholly within said seat in the inoperativeposition of the nozzle and means being provided for connecting thenozzle with a water supply and connecting the bowl to a waste wateroutlet.
 11. Apparatus as claimed in claim 10, said flush nozzle beingsupported by said lowerable seat so as to be pivotable relative thereto.12. Apparatus as claimed in claim 10, comprising means for selectivelypermitting or preventing supply of water to the nozzle in response tothe presence of the weight of a user on the seat of the apparatus. 13.Apparatus as claimed in claim 12, said means including a control valvefor the supply to the flush nozzle, the valve including an operatingmember extending resiliently therefrom to maintain a seat apredetermined distance from the bowl, the valVe being operable inresponse to pressure applied to the seat by a user to move the memberthereby reducing the predetermined distance.
 14. Apparatus as claimed inclaim 10, comprising means for fitting a cannula to the outlet end ofthe flush nozzle.